Roof.



W. B. POLHBMUS.

ROOF.

APPLIOATIOE. mum mm. m, 1000.

954,995. Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

the emngenirg of the $330 Letters intent.

mum! M Dumber 10, me. Mel He. mm

Patented Apr. in, 1910.

To ell whom it eon Be it known that I, Wm. E. Poe, a citinenof theUnited States, residing at Bettie in the county of Celhoun and 6 Stateof heve invented certain and Improvements in Boots; and I do declare thefollowing to be e fnll clear, and description of the invention, such eswill enable others skilled 10 in the art to which it up to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to roofs and upperteins particularly to the type ofmo in which overlapping plates or sheets are employed as e covering.

It is the present practice toplace cement,

asphaltum or some other water-proofing compound between the lap jointsof the plates. t hes been found that this water-proof com nd is apt torun out from between the Joints when heated by the sun or in any othermanner.

The object of m invention is to provide e vehicle ('ihichd wial retaini2: weter-proofi an revent it- I run... out from between t e sheets ofrooting. The seat epplience may be used for retaining water-proofmateriel at "egg place where a water-tight joint is requ' The inventioncontemplates the use of a strip of cloth or woven wire material which issaturated with cement, egaheltum or any other water-proof eomponn end 1between the lope of the etee or 00 ering e rool'. This strip retains theweterproo com and prevents it from ru n nin out the joint&

' m invention also no w in the features of construction and combinationof ports h .nnfter deecribed and '1..- 1n the In?! mien. of my in-Eigure iseplenviewo abortion of a roof, 'ons o. certain ing sheetsbroken away to illustrate tum-holding s it ice onel view on the strip,and

Referring 'culu-ly to the eming, 1 t; {a Q woodm ;-n rm. of the mo and 2the overlapping lntee or sh to the outer covering. drip 8 which holdsthe water-proof compound is secured between the overlappi "a; 4i and 5of acid pletes or wrip me vs in width to suit rents. Qrdin 'y, it willrun from two to six inches in width. The same nails oremfiwhichsecurethesheetsorplntesQto the wooden under-surhce 1 serve tohold the strip 3 in place. As illustrated in 1, e le continuous stri maythroughout the full m 0 the roof along the Zipper edge of en 1longitudinal cover mt clnimz-- 1. The combination, with two overlepp'sheets of a. vehicle for holdinigreter-proo mmtena-l arranged between.overlep ping edges.

2. The combination, with two overlapping sheets, of a strip between theoverlapping ortions thereof and holding veterproof mutennL' th ed 8. Thecom 'netion, wi two 0v pp i g sheets, of e strip of woven meter-illbetween the overlapping portions thereof and holding weter-proomaterial.

4. The combination, with two overlspp' sheets of a vehicle for holwater-p material between eir overlapping'ezl endeecuredbythemnem erewhim hold mid M 5. The combination, with to t in overln ing' rows, ofwater-proo material 1 i overle edges extendiiig iroughout onelcngitiidinnl ve a: 1| I y 1 mm! my mmtune, in of two witnesses.

WILL E. eonnnnue.

